Weather strip



March 27, 1928. I 1,664,322

' F. REES E WEATHER STRIP Filed Jan 24, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 27, 1923. 1,664,322

I F. REESE WEATHER STRIP E Filed Jan- 24. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

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Application filed January 2 1', 1927. "Serial No. 1833126.

My present invention relates to improvements in weather strips for sliding window Sashes and, more particularly, to means for 'deta-chably securing'the same to such sashes. Generally'stated, the invention consists of "the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the mime,

It is well known that after sliding sashes have bee'nprovi'ded with metallic weather strips, 'it'is-practi'cally impossible to remove and replace such sashes for the purpose or glazin or otherwise repairing the same without'bending or otherwise damaging the Weather so that they are never as efficient as when originally installed. 7

By the use of my present invention,

weather strips may be applied t'o'wind'ow sashes and secured in such a manner as to permit easy removal of the sashes and the replacement thereof without damaging the weather strips, s'aslies, or window frame. '7 In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate'like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is an insideele'vation, with some parts broken away, of a window frame, in

which aremoti'nte'd upper and lower sliding sashes to which the invention is applied; Fig.2 is a fragmentary section taken h'ori- 'z ont'ally through the frame and sashes, on an enlarged scale, with said sashes position'e'd at the same elevation; and

ig, 3 is a fragmentary perspective view oi one of the weather strips designated here- These parting or central stop strips 10 are in the form of metallic channel bars, preferably formed from sheet metal and having parallel sides, removably mounted in the grooves 9 and held in position by wood screws 11. Said parting strips 10 extend from the top to the bottom of the window frame 6.

The sash members of the metallic weather a lower sash 5 are strips are applied to the inner faces of the stiles of the upper sash'4, and to the outer faces of the stiles of the lowersash 5',-and

are bent to form laterally projecting anchor-* ing flanges '12 and substantially rectangular folds 18. These folds 13 are thus provided with arallel flat ortions 14and,15 ,b tw'veen which the eo'pemting fla es of the parting strips 10 are engaged withsuflicient hietion to insure very tight joints.

The air-sealing anchoring flanges 12 on the right-hand sash members are permanent,

the right-hand stiles of the sashes 4 a'ndf5f The anchoring flanges 12611- the left-hand sash members are slidably mounted iiilIlBttlllio channehretjaining members 17 on the lefthand edges of the'sas'hes 4 and 5. These ing flanges 18 permanently securetlby nails 19 to the left-hand stiles of said sashes. The retaining members 17 and their anchoring flanges 18 are inbuntedm "rabbeted seats in the left-hand stilesoif theflsashes sands so that their outer surfaces are flush with the outer surfaces of said stiles;

To secure the left ha'nd sash members to thesashes 4 and 5 forcommonslidihg rhovement therewith, there are" provided "wide 1Z- shaped clips 20 detachably secured, one to each of said sashes. On-Iar'g'e windows, it

members l7have laterally prtjeetihganehermight be desirable 'tox'u'se two'clips 20 for each sash mefmber. These clips 20 ar'ebifu'rcated to aitord'wide flat prongs 22 which" extend transversely of the sash members and into correspondingly formed pairs of aper- Qture's 23 formed in saidsash members; 7 V To remove the sashes 4 and Stromgagwlndow frame 6, the left hand stop 8 is firstremoved and then said sashes are positioned so that a screw-driver may be used to remove the screw 21 holding the clip 20 on the outer side of the lower sash 5. After this screw 21 has been removed, the respective clip 20 is detached from the sash member by withdrawing its prongs 22 from the apertures 23 therein.

The lower sash 5' may then be swung angularly inward andremoved from the window frame 6. At this point, note that the same construction might also be used on the right-hand side of the sash, as shown on the left, in which case both right and left-hand inner stops 8 could be removed, the screws 21 and clips 22 removed from both right and left sides of the sash, and the lower sash 5 could then be drawn directly inward.

The screw 21 and clip 20 attached tothe upper sash 4 are then removed. The sash member of the upper sash 4 is then drawn out of its retaining member 17 either from over the top or from below the bottom of the upper sash 4, or the said sash member may be held stationary, at either the top or bottom of the window opening, and the upper sash 4: moved to the reverse position in the opening in order to detach said sash member from its retaining member 17 Then, by removing the screws 11 holding the left-hand channel stop 10, the upper sash 4: may be removed. from the window frame 6 by swinging the same angularly inward. It will thus be seen that the left-hand sash members may be removed without danger of bending or otherwise damaging the same. During the removal of the sashes t and 5 from the window frame 6 by horizontal angular swinging ,movement, the right-hand sash members are readily detached from the flanges of the engaged parting strip 10 without danger of bending or damaging these weather strips. After the sashes 4E and 5 have been glazed or otherwise repaired, or

sash cords renewed, they are replaced in the window frame in just the reverseorder from that required to remove the same from said window frame.

For the purpose of making operations of removal and replacement of sashes clear, I have shown this mechanical method applied on weather strip construction as disclosed in my Patent No. 1,600,737, granted to me of date September 21, 1926. However, it is not to be considered as limited only to this particular construction. The channel stop 10 may be considered the jamb member of any two-member equipment, and the weather strip the sash member of said two-member equipment." The retainer strip 17 might be entirely eliminated, as it serves only as a seating strip for the flanges 12 of said sash members. If the location of these flanges were changed somewhat, a groove cut in the sash would serve the same purpose as the retainer strip 17. Likewise, the clips 20 could also be eliminated by extending a flange from the said sash member and inserting screws or other fastening devices directly through said flanges. Thus, it will be seen that my invention is not limited only to the construction shown but may be applied to a variety of weather strip constructions, wherein two or more interlocking or engaging parts are used at the sides of the sashes.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a window frame and sashes -slidably mounted therein, of weather strips consisting of a stationary member attached to the frame and sliding members attached to the sashes, said sash, member havlng laterally pro ect1ng air-sealing flanges seated in the sashes,-and fastening clips at accessible portions of said sashes releasablyholding the sliding members for common movement with the sashes.

i 2. The combination with a window frame and upper and lower sashes slidably mounted therein, of weather strips at one side of the frame consisting of a stationary member attached to the frame and sliding members" attached to each of the sashes, said stationary member being in the form, of a channel and affording a central parting strip for the sashes, said sliding members being applied to the opposing faces of the sashes and having laterally projecting air-sealing flanges removably mounted in the sashes, said sliding members having interlocking sliding engagement with the flanges of the frame member and separable therefrom only by movement substantially at right angles to the plane of the sashes, and fasteningmeans at accessible portions of the sashes attaching the sliding members thereto for common sliding movement therewith.

3. The structure defined in claim 2 in which the lower sash is removable from its sliding member by a lateral movement to withdraw its air-sealing flange from the sash and in which the upper sash is removable from its sliding member by a sliding movement of the one in respect to the other.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

FRANK REESE. 

